Political Quotes

“I believe I am the only speaker. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. With all due respect to George Will, with whom I don't agree on very much of anything, quite frankly, if he or anybody else really believes that there is no correlation between human activity and climate change, I would suggest that maybe he go back to school, because the overwhelming science tells us that there is a connection. The overwhelming science tells us that our reliance on fossil fuels, in particular, has accelerated the climate change on this planet. Again, it just astounds me that, on an issue on which the scientific community has come together overwhelmingly, there is such a disconnect. Again, at a time when all the world's leaders are gathered in Paris trying to figure out how to deal with this challenge, the House of Representatives is dealing with this. I think that is sad and regrettable. I ask my colleagues to defeat the previous question. If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up bipartisan legislation that would grant law enforcement the authority to block the sale of firearms and explosives to individuals who are suspected of international or domestic terrorism. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record the text of the amendment, along with extraneous material, immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”